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FOYER SOINS SPECIAUX [6 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2022-09-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- special care facility attendant
1, record 1, English, special%20care%20facility%20attendant
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- préposé de foyer de soins spéciaux
1, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9pos%C3%A9%20de%20foyer%20de%20soins%20sp%C3%A9ciaux
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- préposée de foyer de soins spéciaux 1, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9pos%C3%A9e%20de%20foyer%20de%20soins%20sp%C3%A9ciaux
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2018-07-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Medical and Hospital Organization
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- special care facility attendant
1, record 2, English, special%20care%20facility%20attendant
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Organisation médico-hospitalière
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- préposé de foyer de soins spéciaux
1, record 2, French, pr%C3%A9pos%C3%A9%20de%20foyer%20de%20soins%20sp%C3%A9ciaux
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- préposée de foyer de soins spéciaux 1, record 2, French, pr%C3%A9pos%C3%A9e%20de%20foyer%20de%20soins%20sp%C3%A9ciaux
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-09-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Monographs
- Business and Administrative Documents
- Social Services and Social Work
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Going to a Nursing Home
1, record 3, English, Going%20to%20a%20Nursing%20Home
correct, New Brunswick
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This booklet answers some questions commonly asked about entering a nursing home and applying for financial assistance. It touches on the services offered and explains how the Department of Family and Community Services processes admissions into nursing homes. It does not deal with other residential facilities such as community residences or special care homes. 1, record 3, English, - Going%20to%20a%20Nursing%20Home
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Titres de monographies
- Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
- Services sociaux et travail social
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Aller vivre dans un foyer de soins
1, record 3, French, Aller%20vivre%20dans%20un%20foyer%20de%20soins
correct, New Brunswick
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La brochure répond à certaines questions courantes au sujet de l'admission dans un foyer de soins et de l'obtention d’une aide financière. Elle donne une idée des services offerts et elle explique comment le ministère des Services familiaux et communautaires traite les demandes d’admission dans les foyers de soins. Elle ne traite pas des autres établissements résidentiels tels que les résidences communautaires et les foyers de soins spéciaux. 1, record 3, French, - Aller%20vivre%20dans%20un%20foyer%20de%20soins
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1987-10-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Social Services and Social Work
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- special care foster home
1, record 4, English, special%20care%20foster%20home
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Placement Services, Children's Aid Society of Ottawa-Carleton. 2, record 4, English, - special%20care%20foster%20home
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Services sociaux et travail social
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- foyer d’accueil offrant soins spéciaux
1, record 4, French, foyer%20d%26rsquo%3Baccueil%20offrant%20soins%20sp%C3%A9ciaux
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- foyer d’accueil offrant des soins spéciaux 2, record 4, French, foyer%20d%26rsquo%3Baccueil%20offrant%20des%20soins%20sp%C3%A9ciaux
proposal, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Service de placement, Société de l’aide à l’enfance d’Ottawa-Carleton. 2, record 4, French, - foyer%20d%26rsquo%3Baccueil%20offrant%20soins%20sp%C3%A9ciaux
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1987-10-29
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Social Services and Social Work
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- home for special care
1, record 5, English, home%20for%20special%20care
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- special care home 1, record 5, English, special%20care%20home
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... "homes for special care" means nursing homes, hostels for indigent transients, homes for the aged, poor houses, alms houses, and hostels facilities provided for the aged within housing projects constructed under the National Housing Act. (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, National Housing Act, 1956, c. 26, s. 4, Chapter U-1) 2, record 5, English, - home%20for%20special%20care
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Services sociaux et travail social
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- foyer de soins spéciaux
1, record 5, French, foyer%20de%20soins%20sp%C3%A9ciaux
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) établissement de bien-être(...) d’un genre prescrit, aux fins [du Régime d’Assistance publique du Canada] à titre de foyer de soins spéciaux(...) mais ne comprend ni un hôpital, ni un établissement correctionnel, ni un établissement dont le principal objet est l'enseignement à l'exception de la partie d’un hôpital utilisée à titre d’établissement résidentiel de bien-être social(...)(Statuts révisés du Canada, 1970, Régime d’assistance publique du Canada, 1966-67, c. 45, art. 1) 2, record 5, French, - foyer%20de%20soins%20sp%C3%A9ciaux
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Équivalent adopté par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des services sociaux. 1, record 5, French, - foyer%20de%20soins%20sp%C3%A9ciaux
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1985-07-12
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Sociology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- home for special care 1, record 6, English, home%20for%20special%20care
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- foyer de soins spéciaux 1, record 6, French, foyer%20de%20soins%20sp%C3%A9ciaux
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(Loi sur le R.A.P.C.) 1, record 6, French, - foyer%20de%20soins%20sp%C3%A9ciaux
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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